3 million new Epstein files, briefly explained |
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at a news conference to announce an update on the Epstein files at the Department of Justice on January 30, 2026, in Washington, DC. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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Welcome to The Logoff: We have a new tranche of documents from the Epstein files — but not much more clarity.
What do we know? On Friday, the Justice Department released about 3 million new documents from the “Epstein files,” or the DOJ’s collected investigative materials from its investigations into deceased financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Among the revelations: emails between Epstein and Steve Bannon, Trump’s White House........